Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Has Purchased The Studio Where ‘Innerspeaker’ Was Recorded
Tame Impala bandleader Kevin Parker has purchased the Western Australian recording studio where he recorded the psych-rock project’s debut album Innerspeaker, and also worked on 2015’s Currents. As Property Observer reports, Parker bought the Yallingup property – known as Wave House – for $2.75 million, down from its original asking price of $3.7 million. Built in the 1980s […]
Hyundai and BTS Launch Hyundai’s Dedicated EV Brand IONIQ song “IONIQ: I’m On It”
Hyundai and BTS collaborate on music for the first time The new brand music is available for free download starting, 31st Aug. on the Hyundai Worldwide website (https://www.hyundai.com/worldwide/en), and the music video will premiere on Hyundai’s official YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/hyundaiworldwide) on 2nd Sep. The song gives voice in line with IONIQ’s goal of providing eco-friendly […]
‘Fanning the flames’: Dems accuse Trump of stoking violence
Supporters of President Donald Trump and protesters hold banners as they wait for the motorcade of President Trump outside the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) WASHINGTON — Democrats on Sunday accused President Donald Trump of trying to inflame racial tensions and incite violence to benefit […]
Israel responds to explosive balloons with tank fire on Gaza
An Israeli firefighter attempts to extinguish a fire caused by an incendiary balloon on the Israeli side of the border between Israel and Gaza Strip, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov) JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said it struck militant targets in Gaza early on Sunday in response to continued launches of explosives-laden balloons […]
Rally supporting police draws scores to downtown Kenosha
An unidentified man participates in a Blue Lives Matter rally Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) KENOSHA, Wis. — Scores of police supporters gathered Sunday in downtown Kenosha where protesters have been demonstrating against police brutality since the shooting of Jacob Blake last weekend. Some attending the rally in the Wisconsin […]
3-year-old girl safe after being lofted by kite in Taiwan
In this image made from video, a 3 year old girl is lifted into the air by a large kite during a kite festival in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. The wind slowed down and the girl was safely recovered by adults on the ground. (Credit: Dainese Hsu) TAIPEI, Taiwan — A 3-year-old […]
G-ray Switzerland announces new CEO, closes successful funding round
NEUCHÂTEL, Switzerland, Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — G-ray Switzerland, the medical imaging and industrial diagnosis start-up founded in 2014, has announced the appointment of Luis Pallares as Chief Executive Officer, as the company embarks on an accelerated growth drive and completes a successful funding round. Mr Pallares is focused on leading the transformation of G-ray’s business development efforts […]
Million-selling Erba COVID-19 antibody tests now validated on leading ELISA analysers
LONDON, Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — To improve global availability of high-quality testing methods for SARS-CoV-2, Erba Mannheim announced the availability of validated automated protocols for their successful range of ErbaLisa COVID-19 IgG and IgM ELISA kits. Optimised protocols for popular instruments manufactured by Dynex, Stratec, Awareness, and Delta Biologicals are now available, as well […]
Meralco may also lose franchise – Gatchalian
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) could suffer the fate of ABS-CBN for its refusal to readily comply with the orders of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday. The decadeslong dominance of ABS-CBN ended after the House committee on legislative franchises rejected in July its application for a new […]
Bhutan lifts tobacco ban, blames virus
BACK IN THE MARKET Customers go to a store in Thimphu to buy cigarettes after the government lifted a ban on tobacco sales. —AFP The remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, known for embracing gross national happiness and outlawing television until 1999, has now made the unusual decision to reverse a ban on the sale of […]